As climate-smart farming initiatives scale up, experts decry ‘junk agroecology’—global initiatives they say are cherry-picking sustainable practices, while denying political realities.
Farmers are getting help to irrigate their land and protect crops from pests and extreme weather, enabling them to earn more and reducing the need to seek work in India.
As severe weather and climate change impact farmers nationwide, there’s a new and growing movement of farmers fighting back through “climate smart farming.”